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JISC RSC South WestSpecialist Colleges ForumJulia Taylor. eLearning Advisor. A&IJuliataylor@rsc-south-west.ac.uk

Specialist Colleges Forum

Autumn Online UpdateDec 3rd 2010

JISC RSC and TechDis Updates

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JISC RSC Update

JISC RSC Impact Report http://www.jiscadvance.ac.uk/index.php/news/story/144

JISC Digital Media OS directorywww.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/crossmedia/table/open-source-and-free-software-directory/

Jisc Infokit http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/strategy/pilot-outputs

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RSC Update

EduApps Free OS Portable Software

MyStudyBar new Version 3

Create & Convert - documents to ePubs

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RSC SW NING Groups

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TechDis Update

New Website and Blog – www.jisctechdis.ac.uk

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In-Folio

In-folio Server – Programme of support

JISC MAIL. MIMAS Server. Support Version 1.2 Help Sheet - Password InFolio - accounts Xerte – http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/Xerte/

– Xerte Fridays – Introducing Xerte to your organisationRSC event January 19th 2011 Bath.

School Tool www.schooltool.org Moodle http://moodle.org/ helpdesk@techdis.ac.uk subject - ISC Serverwww.rsc-south-west.ac.uk April 12, 2023 | slide 8

CPD for ISC staff

JISC TechDis CMALT initiative Intro recordinghttps://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2010-10-22.0639.M.8B66D038689F7E4B1E86B836822D61.vcr&sid=7565

Build on Innovation funded initiatives

Support staff development in In-Folio

CMALT – ALT national, cross-sector certification scheme 2005. http://www.alt.ac.uk/docs/cmalt_prospectus_v5_2010.pdf

Certification Fee of £25 only, reduced from its usual £95.00 Portfolio based and peer assessed (one nominated by you) Guidance, information pack, free webinars and email assessment 6 months to complete – light touch every 3 years CMALT Community http://cmalt-net.alt.ac.uk/

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CMALT

CMALT - Core

1.Operational Areas

2.Teaching & Learning and / or assessment

3.Wider context

4.Communication

Specialist Area – proposed by you

Registration Form www.alt.ac.uk/cmalt.html

Further Information admin@techdis.ac.uk

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CPD for ISC staff

ITQ Overview

Suits work related evidence portfolio. QCF Accessible IT Practice

– Improving Producivity using IT– User Fundamentals– Text to speech– WP, PPT, Xerte, Audio, SS, Internet, website software

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The Enhancement of Learning Support

LSIS, Natspec and AOC programme Improve the quality and management of LS Use experience of ISC practitioner community Resources, reports, CPD activities for LSA’s National Star College and Weston College –

Network Day: February 17th 10-4pm

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Enhancing Learner Support

Enhancing Learner support Web based portal Information about existing qualifications Virtual Centre of specialist expertise Systems for workforce data Review of ITT and CPD for teachers Effective Learning Support Management Proposed Career pathways in LLL Locally based CPD Network

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Enhancing Learner support

9 regional strands Resources for learners to identify their own needs Organisational audit tool Profiling tool Report on technology promoting independence Alternative CPD approaches Review managers CPD Review systems and structures

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Ofsted Inspection

Significant Progress at Inspection Programme- The role of technology November 8th

- http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/events/detail/2010/Annual_Conference_Natspec_JISC_TechDis_Ofsted

ISC Inspection outcomes Focussing on the SAR ISC Engagement with technology

Ideas

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Overall ISC inspection outcomes

OE judged to be good or better

Increased grade for OE since the previous inspection

Inadequate OE

2005 – 2009 based on 67 inspections

38% 47% 15%

Sept 2009 – August 2010 based on 13 inspections

62% 62% 8%

Technology in Ofsted

The use ICLT and adaptive technology is particularly effective in reducing barriers to the curriculum.

A third of all learners are working towards accreditation in functional skills English, maths and/or information and communications technology (ICT).

To make ILPs fully accessible to learners they are kept on personal electronic storage devices and this helps to develop learners’ information and communication technology (ICT) skills.

In their last inspection the college was judged to have an innovative approach to technology to promote and capture achievement; for example, each learner was helped to build up a web-based record of their progress over time.

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Technology: So What?

How effectively do you use technology to improve/enhance the experience and outcomes

for your learners?

Judge this

by measuring this

Technology: so what?

Grade 1

To make the plans fully accessible to learners they are kept on personal electronic storage devices and this helps to develop learners’ information and communication technology (ICT) skills.

The plans inspire learners to achieve the targets they have set themselves, use visual information matched to their preferred learning style and enable them to actively participate in their review meetings.

Significant Progress at Inspection Programme- The role of technology all sessions at 3- 4.30pm

Inclusive Learning practice – Friday 10th Dec CPD (CMALT) - Friday 7th January Strategic Planning – Thursday 20th January eSafety - Friday 4th February Transition – Friday 4th March

http://tinyurl.com/368wqqu

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eSafety Programme

TechDis awareness Natspec Framework E-Responsibility InfoKit

RSC eSafety NING

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Next Time

Hosting a Forum

Topics– Mobile Learning Bridgwater College Dec 6th– IPADS/PODS and SODS (The Android fights back)– eSafety for vulnerable learners Social Networking– InFolio– Xerte– ????

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Comic Life is not free but cheap http://plasq.com

Fixtheweb http://www.fixtheweb.net WhizKids http://www.whizkidgames.com/ https://www.stateofdesign.com.au/finalists/Premiers-Design-Awards/page-2010-Winners/whizkid-games-1279768044

New Copyright Licenses http://www.cla.co.uk/about/news/article/?article_id=80

p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHEYvlxf3I0

http://www.altformat.org/index.asp?pid=272

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